Tag: Orange County Regional History Center
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A. E. Carpenter, Sr. - Attorney
Archer Eugene Carpenter's family came to Orlando in 1912 when he was 15 but then moved to Jacksonville where he graduated from high school. Graduating from the University of Florida in 1922 with a Jurist Doctor degree, he returned to Orlando to practice ... Read
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Frank W. Chase, Sr. - Citrus grower
Born (1908) and raised in Sanford, Florida, Frank W. Chase, Sr., tells of riding up and down Florida's rivers on steam driven paddle boats; narrow and standard gauge trains; air plane rides; and Florida's citrus industry.
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Jack Branham, Sr.
Jack Branham, Sr. is remembered as one of Orlando's most respected businessmen. During World War I he served in the Navy, then attended Rollins College. After a stint in the automobile business he joined with Richard Tucker to form Tucker & Bran ... Read
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Montague Sisters
The Montague Sisters - Bernie Montague Bogue and Bessie Montague Warren (93) were born and raised here in Orlando, their parents having met here in the1870s. They reminisce growing up and living in Orlando with Hatabel Hyer.
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Interview with Judge Roger A. Barker
Born in Orlando and a graduate of Orlando Senior High School, Circuit Court Judge Roger Atmar Barker served for 22 years on the 9th Judicial Court in Orlando.
Listen to oral history interview below with Judge Roger A. Barker conducted on March 6, 1993. ... Read
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John H. (Jack) Porter
John H. (Jack) Porter was born here in Orlando in 1899. He discusses the Curry Ford Polo Grounds; Harper's Race Track; wolves; deer; working the citrus groves; Slemon's store; bird hunting; fishing; rattlesnakes.
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Sheriff Jim Black
Jim Black came to Orlando at the age of 17 in 1908 to work for the Orlando Water and Light Company which was owned by Judge John Moses Cheney. Subjects he discusses in this interview are: wife's family - the Matchetts; the Daetwyler nursery (R. Daet ... Read
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Dixie Pharr Barber
Dixie Barber - Supervisor of Elections for 24 years is interviewed by Jean Yothers on April 14, 1975 for the Friends of the Orlando Public Library's Oral History Committee.
While Dixie Barber was well known for serving as Supervisor of Elections for 24 y ... Read
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Eliza Bellamy Booker, Centenarian
Eliza Bellamy Booker - Mrs. Booker's 101st birthday is one day away in this interview.
This interview with centenarian Eliza Bellamy Booker was conducted by James R. Spence on March 2, 1975 for the Friends of the Orlando Public Library's Oral History ... Read
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Interview with Rev. Dr. John F. Anderson, Jr.
John F. Anderson served as Senior Minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Orlando from December 1, 1958 until July 1965. He left First Presbyterian to serve as Executive Secretary of the Board of National Ministries of the General Assembly. True ... Read
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Interview with May Hartmyer Allen
Mrs. May Hartmyer Allen (2 parts) - A resident of Taft, Florida for much of her life, May Allen provides a description of Taft in 1912; tells us about transportation between Taft and Orlando; Orlando High School; operation of the Orange County Road and Br ... Read
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Interview with Mrs. Harlow G. Fredrick - Doris Z. Anderson
Doris Z. Anderson Fredrick (widow of the late Harlow G. Fredrick, Sr.) reminisces about the 1920s in Orlando, especially from the standpoint of music. She was a great granddaughter of Joseph Smith, the martyr, and a member of the Reorganized Church of L ... Read
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